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Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is characterized by elevated pulmonary vascular resistance resulting in right-to-left shunting of blood and hypoxemia. PPHN is often secondary to parenchymal lung disease (such as meconium aspiration syndrome, pneumonia or respiratory distress...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Vinay, Berkelhamer, Sara, Lakshminrusimha, Satyan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4823682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27057331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40748-015-0015-4

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